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Friday, December 26, 2014

This initial release is based on 4MLinux 11.0 and TestDisk 6.14.PhotoRec
(the tool to recover lost files) is started automatically. Just close
PhotoRec, and Midnight Commander will be opened so that you can manage
your files. You can also execute "testdisk" (in Midnight Commander's
shell prompt) if you are going to try to recover lost partitions.

Notes:1) Despite its name, PhotoRec is able to recover many file formats (not only images).2) Press the power-off button to quit 4MRecover (acpi daemon will start a script to cleanly shutdown your computer).

Notes:1) If GParted cannot read/modify a newly
created partition, just close this application. Then 4MLinux will try to force
the Linux kernel to re-read partition table, and after this GParted will be restarted for you.2) Press the power-off button to quit 4MParted (acpi daemon will start a script to cleanly shutdown your computer).

This
is a core system (about 5 MB in size) for the 4MLinux 11.0 series. The
system includes: the Linux kernel 3.14.23, GNU C Library 2.20, and
BusyBox 1.22.1. Additional firmware and drivers (including NVIDIA and AMD video drivers) can be downloaded from the 4MLinux
website. All 4MLinux 11.0 applications have been compiled with GNU
Compiler Collection 4.9.2 (x86/32-bit/SMP).

Friday, November 28, 2014

The
status of the 4MLinux 10.1 series has been changed to STABLE. Lots of
improvements, most of which are my response to various feature requests.
Mozilla software (Firefox, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird) use the native Linux
build of GTK (not via Wine anymore). Gnome Parted (aka GParted) is now
included, while Dropbox and Opera are available as downloadable
extensions. All web browsers (Firefox, Opera, Qupzilla, SeaMonkey) have
Flash Player plugin enabled out of the box. Additionally, support for
many printers and scanners has been added (there's a short guide on the 4MLinux Blog).

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Lots
of changes, which are my response to various feature requests: Qupzilla
has now Flash Player support enabled out of the box, Mozilla software
(Firefox, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird) use the native Linux build of GTK (not
via Wine anymore), and Dropbox is now available as a downloadable
extension.

The
main features in this release are maintenance (MBR and GPT partitioning
software, data recovery and wiping, 4MLinux Backup Scripts 10.1, ClamAV
0.98.4), multimedia (MPlayer SVN-r37262, FFmpeg Git-2014-08-31), a mini
server (FTP, HTTP, SSH with SFTP, Telnet), and mystery (a set of small
games). The X Window System is based on X.Org Server 1.16.1, Mesa
10.3.1, JWM 2.2.2, and the FOX toolkit 1.6.50. Fully automatic
installation of the "vanilla" versions of LibreOffice 4.3.2, Java RE 8u25, VirtualBox 4.3.18, and Skype 4.3.0.37 is also supported. The size
of the ISO image is about 58 MB.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

This
is a core system (about 5 MB in size) for the 4MLinux 10.1 series. The
system includes: the Linux kernel 3.14.19, GNU C Library 2.19, and
BusyBox 1.22.1. Additional firmware and drivers (including Gallium3D,
NVIDIA, and AMD video drivers) can be downloaded from the 4MLinux
website. All 4MLinux 10.1 applications have been compiled with GNU
Compiler Collection 4.9.1 (x86/32-bit/SMP).

Saturday, October 11, 2014

The
status of the 4MLinux 10.0 series has been changed to STABLE. The final
release has all the features included in 4MLinux 10.0 Rescue Edition,
4MLinux 10.0 Media Edition, 4MLinux 10.0 Server Edition, and 4MLinux
10.0 Game Edition.
Two major changes in user space: support for touchscreens has been added (they can be calibrated via xinput calibrator), and support for webcams has been improved (more info available at the 4MLinux Blog). The size of the final ISO image is now much bigger, because it includes optional software (drivers and development packages).

Sunday, September 14, 2014

This
release is distributed in the form of a multiboot CD, which allows you
to make network installations of the following systems: Debian 7.6,
Fedora 20, Slackware 14.1, and Ubuntu 14.04.1. It is also possible to boot
4MLinux 10.0 Rescue Edition to prepare the installation of these systems
(by performing data backup, disk partitioning, and the like).

The
main features in this release are maintenance (MBR and GPT partitioning
software, 4MLinux Backup Scripts 10.0, ClamAV 0.98.4), multimedia
(MPlayer SVN-r37241, FFmpeg Git-2014-07-20), a mini server (FTP, HTTP,
SSH, SFTP), and mystery (a set of small games). The X Window System is
based on X.Org Server 1.16.0, Mesa 10.2.6, JWM 2.2.2, and the FOX
toolkit 1.6.50. Fully automatic installation of the "vanilla" versions
of LibreOffice 4.3.1, Java RE 7u67, VirtualBox 4.3.14, and Skype
4.3.0.37 is also supported. The size of the ISO image is about 57 MB.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

This
is a core system (about 5 MB in size) for the 4MLinux 10.0 series. The
system includes: the Linux kernel 3.14.16, GNU C Library 2.19, and
BusyBox 1.22.1. Additional firmware and drivers (including Gallium3D,
NVIDIA, and AMD video drivers) can be downloaded from the 4MLinux
website. All 4MLinux 10.0 applications have been compiled with GNU
Compiler Collection 4.9.1 (x86/32-bit/SMP).

Sunday, August 24, 2014

The
status of the 4MLinux 9.1 series has been changed to STABLE. The final
release has all the features included in 4MLinux 9.1 Rescue Edition,
4MLinux 9.1 Media Edition, 4MLinux 9.1 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 9.1
Game Edition. Two major changes in the 4MLinux 9.1 series. The first
one is replacing thttpd with Apache, meaning that 4MLinux has joined
the family of LAMP servers. There is a self-explanatory online demo at http://server.4mlinux.com.Skype
is now available as a downloadable extension. UVC and gspca webcams are
supported out of the box. The minimal build of PulseAudio (required by
the newest Skype for Linux) has also been added (more info available here).

Sunday, August 17, 2014

This
is an updated version using 4MLinux 9.1 as the core system. The biggest
change in this release has, in fact, nothing to do with gaming. Native
language support has been added for English, French, German, Italian,
Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Translations should work out
of the box for all main applications (file manager, office, web
browsers, SMPlayer, Wine).

Sunday, July 27, 2014

This
release is distributed in the form of a multiboot CD, which allows you
to make network installations of the following systems: Debian 7.6,
Fedora 20, Slackware 14.1, and Ubuntu 14.04.1. It is also possible to boot
4MLinux 9.1 Rescue Edition to prepare the installation of these systems
(by performing data backup, disk partitioning, and the like).

The
main features in this release are maintenance (MBR and GPT partitioning
software, 4MLinux Backup Scripts 9.1, ClamAV 0.98.4), multimedia
(MPlayer SVN-r37218, FFmpeg Git-2014-06-01), a mini server (FTP, HTTP,
SSH, SFTP), and mystery (a set of small games). The X Window System is
based on X.Org Server 1.15.2, Mesa 10.2.3, JWM 2.2.2, and the FOX
toolkit 1.6.50. Fully automatic installation of the "vanilla" versions
of LibreOffice 4.3.0, Java RE 7u60, VirtualBox 4.3.12, and Skype
4.3.0.37 is also supported. The size of the ISO image is about 55 MB.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

This
is a core system (about 5 MB in size) for the 4MLinux 9.1 series. The
system includes: the Linux kernel 3.12.23, GNU C Library 2.19, and
BusyBox 1.22.1.
Additional firmware and drivers (including Gallium3D, NVIDIA, and AMD
video drivers) can be downloaded from the 4MLinux website. All 4MLinux
9.1 applications have been compiled with GNU Compiler Collection 4.8.2(x86/32-bit/SMP).

Sunday, July 6, 2014

The status of the 4MLinux 9.0 series has been changed to STABLE. The
final release has all the features included in 4MLinux 9.0 Rescue
Edition, 4MLinux 9.0 Media Edition, 4MLinux 9.0 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 9.0 Game Edition. I
do not use code names in 4MLinux, but if I did this would be "nerdy"
for the 9.0 series. You can install development packages just in one
click. Some of the packages (e.g. full versions of Python and Perl) can
be used by both programmers and webmasters. An option to download and
install the "vanilla" version of Clang with LLVM has also been added
(more detailed info available here).

Sunday, June 8, 2014

This
release is distributed in the form of a multiboot CD, which allows you
to make network installations of the following systems: Debian 7.5,
Fedora 20, Slackware 14.1, and Ubuntu 14.04. It is also possible to boot
4MLinux 9.0 Rescue Edition to prepare the installation of these systems
(by performing data backup, disk partitioning, and the like).

The main features in this release are maintenance (MBR and GPT
partitioning software, 4MLinux Backup Scripts 9.0, ClamAV 0.98.3),
multimedia (MPlayer SVN-r37146, FFmpeg Git-2014-04-10), a mini server
(FTP, HTTP, SSH, SFTP), and mystery (a set of small games). The X Window
System is based on X.Org Server 1.15.1, Mesa 10.1.3, JWM 2.2.2, and the
FOX toolkit 1.6.49. Fully automatic installation of the "vanilla"
versions of LibreOffice 4.2.4, Java RE 7u55, and VirtualBox 4.3.12 is
also supported. The size of the ISO image is about 55 MB.